NFL Rookies of the Month - November

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NFL Rookies of the Month - November

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BUCCANEERS QB JAMEIS WINSTON & PACKERS CB
DAMARIOUS RANDALL

NAMED NFL ROOKIES OF MONTH FOR NOVEMBER

Quarterback JAMEIS WINSTON of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
and cornerback DAMARIOUS RANDALL of
the Green Bay Packers are the NFL Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Month
for November (October 29-November 30), the NFL announced today.​

OFFENSE: QB JAMEIS WINSTON, TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

Winston,
the No. 1 overall selection in the 2015 NFL Draft out of Florida State, led the
Buccaneers to a 3-2 record in November.

He
started all five games during the month and completed 96 of 169 passes (56.8
percent) for 1,179 yards with seven touchdowns and three interceptions for an
84.9 passer rating. He also rushed for three touchdowns.

In
Tampa Bay’s Week 11 win at Philadelphia (45-17), Winston threw a career-high
five touchdown passes, tied for the most by a rookie in a game in NFL history.
In that contest, Winston threw four touchdown passes in the first half,
becoming only the second rookie in league history to throw four touchdown
passes in one half of a game.

Winston
had a rushing touchdown in three consecutive games during November (Weeks 8-10),
including the game-winning score with 56 seconds remaining in the Buccaneers’
10-6 win over Dallas in Week 10. He became the first rookie quarterback to rush
for the game-winning touchdown in the final minute of the fourth quarter since
1989 (Detroit’s RODNEY PEETE).

This
season, Winston has completed 203 of 350 passes (58 percent) for 2,650 yards
with 16 touchdowns and 10 interceptions for an 85.3 passer rating. He has also
rushed for 145 yards and four touchdowns.

Winston
is the third Buccaneers quarterback to be named Rookie of the Month, joining SHAUN KING (December 1999) and MIKE GLENNON (November 2013).

He is
the fourth quarterback drafted No. 1 overall to be named NFL Offensive Rookie
of the Month, joining CAMNEWTON (September 2011), SAM BRADFORD (October and November
2010) and TIM COUCH (October 1999).

DEFENSE: CB DAMARIOUS RANDALL, GREEN BAY PACKERS

Randall,
a first-round selection (No. 30 overall) out of Arizona State, had 24 tackles, two
interceptions and five passes defensed in November.

He
started four of the team’s five games during the month, including the final
four contests.

Randall
led all NFL rookies with two interceptions in November.

He had
interceptions in the team’s first two games of the month, intercepting Peyton
Manning in Week 8 at Denver and picking off Cam Newton in Week 9 at Carolina.

Randall
led the team with five passes defensed during the month. He leads the team with
12 passes defensed this season.

He has
also contributed on special teams, recovering a Packers’ onside kick and
recording one special teams tackle.

This
season, Randall has 42 tackles, two interceptions and 12 passes defensed. His
two interceptions are tied for the club lead.

He
joins CASEY HAYWARD (October 2012) as
the only Packers defensive backs to be named Defensive Rookie of the Month.

Randall
is the first Packers player to win a Rookie of the Month Award since running
back EDDIE LACY (Offense, October
2013).

2015 NFL ROOKIES OF THE
MONTH

Offense (College)

Defense (College)

September

QB Marcus
Mariota, Tennessee (Oregon)

CB Ronald
Darby, Buffalo (Florida State)

October

RB Todd
Gurley, St. Louis (Georgia)

LB Eric
Kendricks, Minnesota (UCLA)

November

QB Jameis
Winston, Tampa Bay (Florida State)

CB Damarious
Randall, Green Bay (Arizona State)

Other
nominees for the November NFL Offensive Rookie of the Month Award as submitted
by NFL clubs: